Piano Reference: C minor chord (Cm) & C minor 7th Chord (Cm7)

Interactive piano reference to the C minor chord, abbreviated as Cm or Cmin. The C minor chord consists of the notes C, E♭ and G. The 2 inversions to the C minor chord are E♭ G C and G C E♭.

The C minor 7th chord, abbreviated as Cm7 or Cmin7, has the notes C, E♭, G and B♭. The 3 inversions to the C minor 7th chord are E♭ G B♭ C, G B♭ C E♭ and B♭ C E♭ G.

In the root position, the C minor chord has the C as the root, the E♭ as the minor third and the G as the perfect fifth. With the C minor 7th chord there's the addition of B♭ as the minor seventh.

arpeggiate chords

C minor chord

notes: C E♭ G

C
E_♭
G

C minor 1st inversion

notes: E♭ G C

E_♭
G
C

C minor 2nd inversion

notes: G C E♭

G
C
E_♭

C minor 7th chord

notes: C E♭ G B♭

C
E_♭
G
B_♭

C minor 7th 1st inversion

notes: E♭ G B♭ C

E_♭
G
B_♭
C

C minor 7th 2nd inversion

notes: G B♭ C E♭

G
B_♭
C
E_♭

C minor 7th 3rd inversion

notes: B♭ C E♭ G

B_♭
C
E_♭
G

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

lookup a different chord:

C major D major E major F major G major A major B major C^♯ major D^♯ major F^♯ major G^♯ major A^♯ major

D minor E minor F minor G minor A minor B minor C^♯ minor D^♯ minor F^♯ minor G^♯ minor A^♯ minor

C dim D dim E dim F dim G dim A dim B dim C^♯ dim D^♯ dim F^♯ dim G^♯ dim A^♯ dim

more music theory references & tools:

Mini Music Machine

Major & Minor Scales (piano reference)

Circle of Fifths

Music Intervals (ear training)

Chords in keys (chord player)

Interval Calculator

Modes of the Major Scale

piano samples

The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.